GRE Word List
CONSANGUINITY
the quality or state of being consanguineous
The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.
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| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
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| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
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| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
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